Preston Hollow

Tell Me Your Real Estate Story: Relocating Executive Finds Hot Competition For Homes in Briarwood

By Joanna England / April 29, 2014 /

We love hearing from our readers, and nothing makes us happier than emails from folks who are moving to Dallas who tell us what a valuable resource CandysDirt.com is for their home search. We’ve heard such wonderful stories from buyers and sellers and folks who are relocating about how this here little website helped them…

Inwood Home of the Week: Customized Family Home on the Best Cul de Sac is Queen of STORAGE!

By Candy Evans / April 25, 2014 /

This is one of my favorite “favorite homes” for several reasons. First of all, I combed through this house on a recent tour and don’t even think I, Ms. Wordsmith (or is it smythe?) can do it justice. The home was custom built by a couple who — I just have to say it —…

GiveBackHomes Growing in DFW, Across U.S. Using Home Sales to House the Homeless

By Candy Evans / April 25, 2014 /

When did I first tell you all about Giveback Homes, the brain-child of local boy Blake Andrews? There we go: last August, 2013. Here we are, above, in Big D last month. Giveback Homes is a network of socially conscious real estate professionals. Here’s how it works: the agent joins up and a bio page is…

“Les Jardins” on Turtle Creek Sells at Auction for $2,550,000

By Candy Evans / April 25, 2014 /

Sold! Another successful auction by the Concierge Auction peeps who sold off 3808 Turtle Creek late today, a 6300 square foot property last listed at $4.25 million and auctioned without reserve. Winning bid was $2.55 million, which includes the buyer’s premium. The auction happened so fast I actually walked in on the tail end!

Highland House: A New Definition of Luxury High Rise Living for a High Class Demographic

By Candy Evans / April 24, 2014 /

As we have mentioned, Luke Crosland, the man who developed The ilume, a mixed-use retail/residential project at Cedar Springs and Knight Street in Oak Lawn, is hoping to build an extremely high end, $100,000,000 residential apartment community into the very heart of Preston Center, south of Northwest Highway. Crosland, principal of The Crosland Group, developed the 316-unit…